Limay: station history
Served by: Transilien J.
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A station in the Yvelines run by the SNCF, on the part of the Paris-Saint-Lazare to Mantes-Station line that opened on 1 June 1892. It stands at kilometre point 54.163, 28 metres above sea level. The line was electrified throughout at 25 kV - 50 Hz on 27 March 1967.
Anecdote
Since 2004, Transilien J has served the station from Paris-Saint-Lazare towards Mantes-la-Jolie. Since 20 February 2019, Z 50000 trains have run the service. The Mantois bus network links it to the rest of the area through lines 18, 87 and L. In the commune, the old bridge of Limay, rebuilt by Sully in 1613, lost two arches in 1940 and appears in several paintings by Corot; the church of Saint-Aubin has parts dating from the 1140s, and the former Lafarge quarry has been a regional nature reserve since 2009.
Around Limay
- Église Saint-Aubin de Limay, 650 m away — A church with a remarkable bell tower, its baptismal font and tomb, protected as a historic monument.
- Vieux pont de Limay, 290 m away — A medieval bridge over the Seine, between Limay and Mantes-la-Jolie, protected as a historic monument.